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Tatsuki’s Kemurikusa Anime Gets First Character Visuals


It’s time to finally meet this triumphant trio.

On October 4, The official Kemurikusa Twitter account updated with visuals for the show’s main characters. You can check these out below.

Director Tatsuki also revealed a group shot, which features Rin, Ritsu, and Rina standing under a night sky.

Kemurikusa Anime Character Visual
Left to right: Rin, Ritsu, Rina

BS Fuji will air Kemurikusa in January 2019. Amazon holds the exclusive digital distribution rights to the series.

Kemurikusa Anime VisualTatsuki (Kemono Friends) is directing the project at Yaoyorozu and writing the screenplay. Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Drawing Director: Yoshihisa Isa
  • Art Director: Yūko Shiromizu
  • Producer: Yoshitada Fukuhara

The series will star the following:

  • Rin: Mikako Komatsu
  • Ritsu: Arisa Kiyoto
  • Rina: Jena Sumitomo

Kemurikusa, will adapt Tatsuki’s self-produced anime project of the same name.

The original Kemurikusa, which was produced by Tatsuki and his Irodori group, was an action sch-fi story, which revolves around girls who fight entities known only as “mushi” in a world of crimson fog.

Source: Ota-suke, Twitter (kemurikusa), Twitter (irodori7)

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